2020 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL
Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS
Chapter 753: UNIFORM FOREIGN MONEY-JUDGMENTS RECOGNITION ACT
14 §8502. Definitions
§8502. Definitions
As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1999, c. 285, §1 (NEW).]
1. Foreign state. "Foreign state" means any governmental unit other than the United States; any state, district, commonwealth, territory, insular possession of the United States; the Panama Canal Zone; the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; or the Ryukyu Islands.
[PL 1999, c. 285, §1 (NEW).]
2. Foreign judgment. "Foreign judgment" means any judgment of a foreign state granting or denying recovery of a sum of money, other than a judgment for taxes, a fine or other penalty or a judgment for support in matrimonial or family matters.
[PL 1999, c. 285, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1999, c. 285, §1 (NEW).
